A smoothie, or smoothy, is a blended beverage made with fruit and juice. Usually fresh fruit is best but frozen fruit can also be substituted. In addition to fruit, many smoothies include ice, vegetables, milk, honey , peanut butter, ginger and yogurt. They are very filling, full of nutrients and vitamins and are a good healthy way to start a day. Blended in a blender they become thick and smooth as the name implies.
This one was taught to me by my daughter and is the staple "smoothie"in our house.
2 cups spinach
1/2 cup lettuce
1/8 teaspoons chopped ginger
3 cups juice of choice
1 green apple skinned and chopped roughly
1/2 avocado
Place all in a blender and blend away!
My husband likes banana in his, so I add a few frozen pieces of banana.
TIP:
Banana Ice
Slice bananas and place on cookie sheet. Freeze until hard and place in a zip lock baggy and refreeze. Once ready to use take out what portion you need and keep the rest in the freezer.
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| Add to baggy and refreeze |
Using frozen Bananas slices instead of ice makes for a tastier smoothie.
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